Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

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Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

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By William Holt

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Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

By William Holt

as a Loan Stars Smarchvember 2019Adult top pick

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Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

By William Holt

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This is a really great book that really opens your eyes to the use of hokey-pokey snakeoil based teething pain treatments that aren't Tylenol or Motrin based. Or then something else entirely that has nothing to do

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Roll the robot dice and find the corresponding bots on the board!These illustrated dice make up the legs, bodies, heads, and antennae of 81 different robots for you to find on the board. Collect a counter for every robot you spot first; the player who collects the most counters wins. Who is the fastest? Who can focus their mind the most? Find out with Spot the Bot, a family game of visual intelligence and quick wit.

It's a wizard-versus-wizard battle to the finish! In this fast-paced and magical game for two, players use fully contained game cards with built-in spinners and tabs to choose the best spell to take down their opponent, casting damaging spells, defending with counter-spells, and even summoning monsters to battle with a mighty cry: Alakazam!Spellbinding entertainment for aspiring wizards ages 6 and up, Alakazam! Dueling Wizard card game comes with two game cards, is for two players and includes optional advanced rules for players who become expe... + Read More

They're good dogs, Brent! Based on @WeRateDogs, Matt Nelson's massively successful Twitter account with more than 7 million followers that showcases user-submitted dog photos,We Rate Dogs! The Card Game is fast-paced fun for 3-6 players, ages 8 and up where good dogs compete to be the very best! Players choose their favorite pups to compete in a dog show, with ratings based on six categories: Floof, Sass, Boopability, Zoom, Ears, and Wag. Play action cards to knock your opponents' dogs down in the ranks, improve your own dog's ratings, and be n... + Read More

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Did you know that wombats poop in cubes? Whose poop is bigger—a hippo or a moose? In this fun and slightly irreverent game kids can match 27 animals to their droppings while satisfying their endless fascination for poop. Also comes with a booklet full of fun poop facts!

Travel around the world without leaving your dinner table, or take this game on the go—either way, the enlightening and entertaining trivia questions in this deck are sure to inspire ideas for the next family vacation!

This game is for two to four players and contains 28 cute and colorful dino dominoes. Have fun matching seven prehistoric critters. Be the first to play your last domino to win the game and become T-rex!The dominoes come in an attractive sliding box with cute, quirky illustrations by Caroline Selmes.

Play out your favorite fairy tales and invent your own stories with this intricate and beautifully illustrated pop-up book.Featuring four evocative scenes including under the sea, in a forest, at a castle, and inside a cave, and over 100 characters to press out and use. The book also includes four plays to read and act out: The Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood,Â Cinderella, and Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves. The story possibilities are limited only by your imagination!

Three hundred jungle animals – from the aardvark to the wire-tailed manakin – populate the board of this game. Some are familiar, like the leopard or the hippopotamus, others less so, like the eyelash viper or the giraffe weevil. Pull a counter from the bag and be the first to spot that animal!This beautifully designed game features charming illustrations by Caroline Selmes. Simple to understand but addictive to play, this fun and challenging game will delight adults and children alike.

Create your own tales with some adventurous animals!Based on a unique and award-winning format, this game contains 20 storytelling puzzle pieces printed on both sides. Each piece can be interchanged or flipped over to allow for all kinds of plot twists and turns, and there are three alternative endings!A polar bear sets sail for the Caribbean and meets animal pals along the way. But can you stop evil pirates from ramming the bear's boat? And how will the group reach the tortoise's birthday party while there's a tornado brewing? Tell a different... + Read More

Team up Serena Williams with Mia Hamm, match Amelia Earhart with Sally Ride, join Malala Yousafzai with Emmeline Pankhurst. Â Collect illustrated cards of 44 of the most inspirational women of all time and place them into groups including aviation, sports, activism, art, science, and fashion. See which of your friends knows the most about awesome women!Based on Go Fish, this fun game will inspire girls (and boys) who already know that there's more to life than just being a princess!

Does a duck roar? Does a dog hiss? In this box you'll find 25 animals and birds, and 25 cards showing the sounds they make. Match them up so the duck can quack and the lion can roar again!Have fun making the sounds and learning about the calls and cries of the animal kingdom—and when you've matched all the cards, you can turn them over and use them again to play a memory game.

This bright bilingual wooden puzzle is inspired by Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor, and Cuauhtémoc: A Lil' Libros Bilingual Book of Shapes. The puzzle has super-chunky pieces, bright colors, and bold designs that capture young children’s interest. It makes learning shapes in English and Spanish fun, and also helps children practice shape recognition. Individual shapes are in English, while the full-color corresponding slots are inin Spanish. Each wooden puzzle piece is generously sized to make it easier for little hands to lift and grasp. ... + Read More

Play dinosaur bingo with a huge Giganotosaurus, an armour–plated Stegosaurus and many other fearsome dinos, in a kids edition of the popular adult Bingo game.Easy to play and packed full of weird and wonderful creatures,Dinosaur Bingo will engage and delight children and parents for hours and hours. This fun and engaging take on a classic game is beautifully illustrated by Caroline Selmes and can be played with three to eight people, making it the perfect game for dinosaur–mad children to enjoy with their entire family.The set contains 48 illus... + Read More

Tired of debating which is cuter, a hedgehog or a bunny? Or of being the only pegasus fan in a room of unicorn lovers? Now you can let these darlings duke it out in duel after magical duel. The cute-factor is high and the action engrossing in this fresh take on the classic game.

Pit rival against rival to see who wins! Tired of arguing over which is better, a cat or a dog? Or being the only hamburger fan in a room full of hot dog enthusiasts? Settle the score once and for all with an epic game of Stick Tac Toe! Endless combinations guarantee hours of fun, at home or on the go.

Help Little Bluebird—and her flock—find a match! Once you do, let the new friends cuddle up in their nest. The player with the most birds in their nest wins! For additional play value, sort the 24 birds by color and accessories, count the birds in each category, and engage in open-ended imaginative play with these sweet characters and their cozy homes. With die-cut game pieces and a shaped box, kids will fall in love with matching these lovebirds!

In this fast-paced, family-friendly word game, one player must quickly describe a mystery word for their teammates without using any of the related terms listed on the card. The team that guesses the most words in the allotted time wins!

This family-friendly game is packed with ocean creatures for hours of bingo fun. Includes such favorites as the emperor penguin, sea otter, killer whale, and Pacific seahorse as well as lesser known sea inhabitants like the yellow-bellied sea snake and the bioluminescent octopus.Boasting 64 weird, wonderful, and beautiful species, Ocean Bingo is filled with fun facts and glorious illustrations that are guaranteed to delight aquatic afficionados. Mark each species off on your card as it's called and be the first to shout BINGO!

Match the cats and kittens of 25 breeds from around the world in this beautifully illustrated memory game. To play, simply place the cards face down and see if you can remember where the mother cat and her kitten are located. Collect more pairs than your opponent to win!With all kinds of breeds included – from the British shorthair to the Siamese, and from the Maine Coon to the hairless Sphynx – this fun and educational game will appeal to cat lovers everywhere.

Toddlers, pack your bags! The youngest of children will delight in this set of 4 puzzles, each featuring shaped, sturdy punch-out pieces. There's a suitcase, backpack, shopping bag, and beach bag. Then, there are bananas, flip-flops, a teddy bear, and so much more. What goes where? Part puzzle, part game, and 100 percent engaging, young children will build developmental skills around sorting and categories, learn key new words, and develop motor skills, all while packing in fun in thistote-along format.

Claw your way to the top of the animal kingdom! Fans of beloved illustrator Richard McGuire will revel in this wild deck featuring animals from a range of environments (ocean, forest, jungle, savannah, and Arctic), ranked by their order in the food chain. The highest cards take the lowest cards, but the "Wild Cards" take all! An irresistible tin package, cards adorned with striking art, and brilliant pops of Pantone colors serve up a card game experience that can't be tamed!

A hilarious herd of llamas star in this laugh-out-loud twist on the game of dominoes. From Llama-nardo da Vinci to Super Llama (it's a bird, it's a plane, it's . . . a llama?), kids, families, and llama enthusiasts will have a blast matching heads to tails to complete the chain and win! It's a goofy gift, a boredom-busting game, and a great way to develop matching and fine motor skills, all in one appealing and colorful package.

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Featuring 200 prompts from books, movies, television shows, and songs, this pocket-size take on classic charades makes for a lively guessing game for friends and family.

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Series: After Dinner AmusementsAfter Dinner Amusements: Which Would You Choose?50 Amusing Dilemmas (Dinner Party Conversation Card Game for Adults and Family, Gift for Hostess)GameChronicle Books9781452167473$12.95NON-CLASSIFIABLEFeb 20, 2018

With 50 hilarious and thought-provoking questions asking players to choose between two equally good, unpleasant, or absurd scenarios, this revealing party game leads to interesting conversations and good fun for all ages!

This family-friendly game is packed with mischievous monkeys and other primates from all around the world for hours of bingo fun. It features such firm favorites as the ring-tailed lemur and the chimpanzee, one of our closest living relatives, as well as more unusual creatures like the mustachioed emperor tamarin and the tiny, carnivorous western tarsier, whose eyes are as big as its brain and whose head can rotate 180Â° in either direction.Boasting 64 weird, wonderful, and beautiful species, Monkey Bingo is filled with fun facts and glorious i... + Read More

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Mix and match with this classic matching game, which includes 36 robust, jumbo-size cards featuring charming illustrations by Greg Pizzoli that will have kids ready to pack up their bags and explore the world! Children will adore pairing colorful images of suitcases, taxis, stop signs, and other classic travel imagery as they develop memory, concentration, and identification skills.

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Join adorable critters as they navigate the seasons and make new friends in their towering tree. Imaginative play and puzzle logic intersect as each interlocking branch of this innovative puzzle tells a new story, providing hours of entertainment. Adventure is just a branch away!

A classic family-friendly game gets revved up with a winning combination of construction vehicles and farm animals, featuring artwork from the picture bookOld MacDonald Had a Truck. With six illustrated, double-sided game boards plus a set of colorful bingo calling cards and chips, this easy-to-learn game is sure to be a hit at any playdate or family game night.

Launch into your favorite card games while immersing yourself in deep space! Each playing card features extraordinary NASA photography and two Pantone colors on beautifully designed card backs. Includes a complete 52-card playing deck, plus 2 jokers.

Show off your best animal-tracking skills in this brilliant matching game. The task is to match 25 tracks to their animal owners. Has an elephant just crossed your path or was it an echidna? Can you track down a coyote, make out the trail of a peacock, and recognize the paw-print of a panda? Beat your opponents by making as many matches as you can!

Introduce the Tulip to its relative the Toad Lily, or reunite the Iris family by pairing the Freesia with its siblings – the Crocus and the Gladiolus.Collect illustrated cards of 52 garden flowers, group the individual flowers into their botanical families to form complete sets of four and lay them before your opponent to win!Based on Go Fish, this fun and educational game comes with a booklet describing the features of the different flower families and will delight players of all ages.

It's an animal menagerie! Kids will delight in this classic matching game, featuring the timeless art of beloved French picture book illustrator Alain Grée. It's the perfect opportunity to identify favorite animals, and to discover new ones. Large, sturdy cards are ideal for small hands, and the game play of discovering 18 different animals builds memory, concentration, and matching skills.

From mazes to jigsaws - a new puzzle for all fans of Pierre the Maze Detective!Complete the maze jigsaw, and then find your way through!Also includes a list of additional exciting things to spot in your completed puzzle.

A beautifully illustrated bingo game featuring 64 breeds of cat from around the world. Spot all kinds of cats – from Tonkinese to Siamese, and from Bengals to Birmans – mark them off on your card and ... BINGO!Cat Bingo brings a fun and educational twist to the traditional game as players learn the names, colourings, and characteristics of their favorite breeds.Contains 64 superbly illustrated cat tokens, one playing board, 12 bingo cards, and brightly colored counters for you to mark up your card. Also includes a leaflet containing information... + Read More

From internationally renowned French illustrator Marc Boutavant comes a one-of-a-kind puzzle: twelve doublesided puzzle pieces assemble to create a stand-out floor puzzle. And the best part? The puzzle pieces may be arranged in countless ways! Each puzzle piece features a story packed with detail, color, and personality. And there are construction scenes, too! Large, sturdy pieces are perfect for small hands, and the puzzle's mix-and-match potential provides hours of fun!

One part matching game, one part dominoes, plus loads and loads of fun, this game is both a clever challenge to hone memory skills and a make-your-own visual adventure of colorful play pieces. With the tour-de-force inventiveness—which fuels his already-classicsPress Here,Mix It Up!, andLet's Play!—Hervé Tullet's open-ended game stimulates creative thinking and fosters imagination.

With 10 colorful double-sided puzzle pieces shaped like vehicles—including a school bus, sports car, cement mixer, garbage truck, taco truck, and more—young children will enjoy creating a parade of cars or a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam! The large, easy-to-assemble puzzle pieces are ideal for small hands and can be arranged in countless ways for extended play.ngeles.

The fanciful art of Marc Boutavant is on display in this matching game inspired by the belovedAll Aboard Train Puzzle. Oversized cards feature detailed train cars brimming with adorable characters, detail-rich scenes, and whimsy galore! Children will marvel at the richly imaginative illustrations and revel in this spirited, artful challenge that hones memory, concentration, and matching skills.

This game is for two to four players and contains 28 cute and colorful dog dominoes. Have fun matching seven delightful pooches: Chihuaha, Dachshund, Dalmation, Labrador, Poodle, Pug, and Alsation. Get your last domino down first to win the game and become top dog!PlayingDog Domino is a great way to involve younger members of the family who do not feel so comfortable (or interested) playing with an abstract concept such as the number of dots on a square.Dog Domino will get the whole family playing!Rules of play 1) Shuffle all of the dominoes, p... + Read More

This wonderful game will allow your family to create its own fairy tales. Highly original and with a contemporary twist, this box contains 20 cards, printed on both sides, which can be interchanged, allowing for all kinds of plots. With three alternative endings!Can you save the missing elf before he is eaten by the big, bad wolf? Is the witch offering you a poisoned apple, or will she help you - by magically shrinking the giant pink rabbit that is terrorizing your castle?Tell a different story each time you play, in this 8-foot-long fairytale ... + Read More

Fans of Benjamin Chaud's books—includingThe Bear's Song,The Bear's Sea Escape, andThe Bear's Surprise—will relish this matching game based on the critically acclaimed series. Discover the world of Papa Bear and Little Bear in a whole new way with this classic matching game. Children will enjoy looking for main characters as well as other key elements from the richly illustrated books, on sturdy cards that are just right for little hands to hold while building memory, concentration, and matching skills.

A delightful game for all ages featuring the colorful artwork and characters from BabyLit’s versions of classic literature. For younger children, you can play with nine pairs or less. For a more challenging game for children or adults, play with all 36 pairs. Either way, you’re sure to have fun pairing up the brilliant art of Alison Oliver. For added fun, you can even share your favorite verses from the classic works.

NASA's dazzling images from deep space are featured in this eye-popping matching game, which will hone memory and build astronomical knowledge. Marvel at Saturn's rings, Jupiter's storms, the Hubble Space Telescope, spectacular nebulae, and more. Just remember where you spotted a planet, comet, or galaxy to win! Space fans will want to launch into this game again and again!

There's a hustle and a bustle. All the animals are ever so busy. But why? Find out by spending the day with Robinson Bear and five daffy friends as they prepare for . . . Exactly. There's terrific visual storytelling to stimulate a child's natural curiosity and nine sturdy puzzle cubes to be assembled into six hilarious scenes that will promote sequencing abilities, encourage abstract visual thinking, and develop hand-eye-coordination. But delightfully whimsical art, by cutting-edge design studio Paper&Cloth, ensures that here's a pack... + Read More

Match the male and female pairs of 25 species of birds from around the world in this beautifully illustrated memory game. To play, simply place the cards face down and see if you can remember where the matching bird is located. Collect more pairs than your opponent to win! With all kinds of species – from the barn owl to the blue tit and the ostrich to the macaw – this fun and educational game is an ideal gift that will appeal to bird lovers everywhere.